Record ID: SOM-2DDDA4
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass Roman gaming counter dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The counter is oval in shape and convex. The reverse is slightly dished. The counter is a very dark opaque blue/black colour. The underside of the gaming counter exhibits a number of air holes from the manufacture process. Similar pieces have been found at Silchester, and Colchester and are discussed in Crummy, N, 1983, Colchester Archaeological Report 2, p.92 - 93, fig. 95. A number of comparable exampes have been recorded on the PAS database including: WILT-713199; WAW-0AF7A1; LON-6DEFB6; NARC-CAD195 & HESH-…
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A6F3AC
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval glass bottle seal dating to the period c. AD 1700 - 1800. The seal is oval in shape and depicts the intials A : E / K with an eight pointed star next to the K. The seal itself is intact, however, the edges of the bottle to whcih is was attached all terminate in breaks. The glass is green and semi-translucent in colour. The object measures 55.37mm in length, 43.36mm in width, is 10.86mm thick and weighs 31.26g.
Created on: Monday 4th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9F8A41
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass fragment from the handle of a Roman flagon dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The glass is a translucent turquoise colour and has several large air bubbles in it. The surviving edge of the handle has been rolled upwards and there are s a series of longitudinal ridges visible running down the surviving length of the body. The sherd is iregularly shaped and exhibits a series of breaks. The breaks appear to be relatively fresh, with little sign of wear. The fragment measures 42.23mm in length, 29.14mm maximum width, 6.22mm minimum width, is 8.25mm thick adn weighs 7.50g. …
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Seymour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BE1632
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval glass bottle dating to the period c. AD 1750 - 1850. The bottle consists of the collar, the neck and a small portion of the shoulders. The collar is irregularly shpaed and has been rolled over and pinched to form an irregular triangular cross-section. The neck of the bottle exhibits a series of diagonal striations in the glass which would have been caused during the manufacturing process. The neck expands into the shoulders which terminate in an old break. The remaining portion of the shoulders suggests that the bottle would have been relatively straight-si…
Created on: Friday 18th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-713199
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A glass Roman gaming counter dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The counter is oval in shape and convex. The reverse is slightly dished. The counter is a very dark opaque blue/black and features a central inset spot of red glass surrounded by three irregularly sized spots of white glass on the upper face. The underside of the gaming counter features a number of air holes from the manufacture process. Cf. HESH-5792F7 for a similar example on the database. Cf. Crummy, N, 1983, Colchester Archaeological Report 2, p. 92 - 93, fig. 95.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-CC8C4A
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A glass Roman intaglio dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The intaglio is oval in shape and features a design which Martin Henig has posited depicts a horse running or flying left with a human figure which may be swimming below (pers.comms.). The intaglio is made from blue glass and has a slightly matte surface and is shiny where there is more recent damage. Martin Henig (pers. comms.) has commented that the intaglio appears to be moulded rather than cut. The design of a horse running is not uncommon and is often accompanied by a human figure. The closest known parallel for this exa…
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage All Saints', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-5ABC01
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probably early medieval glass spindle whorl dating to the period c. AD 410 - 1066. The spindle whorl is circular in plan and broadly D-shaped in cross-section with a hole through the middle. The glass is opaque in colour. The spindle whorl is of uneven thickness with a maximum thickness of 12.67mm and a minimum thickness of 9.12mm. The band width is also uneven with a maximum width of 14.38mm and a minimum width of 12.31mm. The areas of maximum band width are also the areas where the band is thickest. The spindle whorl exhibits some damage at the point where the band is …
Created on: Monday 9th December 2013
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2014
Spatial data recorded.